⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 24-7 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
- A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:15 · ORL 23-24 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:35 · ORL 59-62 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:36 · ORL 61-72 LAC
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:35 · ORL 61-73 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 10:55 · ORL 3-14 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 2:15 · ORL 48-62 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 25
Q4 9:58 · ORL 75-100 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
